The Fireman is the moniker given to electronic music experiments created by… Read Full Bio ↴The Fireman is the moniker given to electronic music experiments created by Paul McCartney and Youth. In 1993, they released their first album, Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, and followed that with Rushes in 1998. In 2000, Youth also took part in McCartney's similarly-styled Liverpool Sound Collage album. Their most recent album, Electric Arguments, was released as a digital download, vinyl, and a deluxe edition in 2008.

The official Fireman website is www.thefiremanmusic.com.

Light from Your Lighthouse
The Fireman Lyrics

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When the sky is filled up
With stones and heavy rain
And trouble starts sliding
Across the way
It's hard for me to see
Which road I've got to take
I know I need to find a way
To leave it all behind

[Chorus]
Let it shine on
Let it shine on
Let the light from your lighthouse shine on me
Let it shine on
Let it shine on
Let the light from your lighthouse shine on me

And when the light is filled up
With storms and heavy rain
And trouble comes sliding
Across my mind
It's hard for me to see
Which road I've got to take
I know I need to find a way
To leave it all behind

[Chorus: x3]

Overall Meaning

The Fireman's song Light From Your Lighthouse eschews traditional lyrics about love and heartbreak and instead focuses on a larger metaphorical theme of seeking refuge in times of trouble. The song begins with the opening verses describing a tumultuous storm where the sky is filled with stones and heavy rain and trouble starts to slide across the way, making it hard for the singer to see which road they need to take. However, they are aware of the strong urge to leave it all behind and find a way out of their predicament. In the chorus, the lyrics call for help and guidance by invoking the image of a lighthouse, asking for the light from the watcher's tower to shine on them.

The second verse then follows a similar pattern, this time, describing a storm within the mind where the light is filled up with storms and heavy rain, and trouble comes sliding across their mind. Here, the singer again expresses their desire to leave it all behind and find a way out of their troubles. The chorus is repeated, this time with more urgency, as it is repeated thrice, underscoring the desperation for help. The metaphorical lighthouse imagery throughout the song serves to convey the singer's need for guidance, hope, and safety during troubled times.

Line by Line Meaning

When the sky is filled up
In times when my life is filled with difficult challenges and struggles

With stones and heavy rain
These challenges feel heavy and overwhelming

And trouble starts sliding
I feel like these challenges are closing in on me

Across the way
In every aspect of my life

It's hard for me to see
I am blinded by these struggles and can't see clearly

Which road I've got to take
I don't know which path to take

I know I need to find a way
I am aware that I need to find a solution

To leave it all behind
To move forward from these struggles and leave them in the past

[Chorus]
Refrain with repeated lines of the chorus

And when the light is filled up
In times when I can no longer see any hope or positivity

With storms and heavy rain
These negative thoughts and emotions are taking over me